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Is COVID-19 Transmitted Through Breast Milk? Study Suggests Not Likely

Is COVID-19 Transmitted Through Breast Milk - احتمال انتقال ویروس کرونا از طریق شیر مادر بسیار ناچیز است
The infectious virus was not detected in 64 samples of breast milk tested.
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, so do the concerns of breastfeeding mothers. Although there have been no documented cases to date of an infant contracting COVID-19 as a result of consuming infected breast milk, the critical question of whether there is potential for this form of transmission remains. In a recent study, researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California Los Angeles collaborated to find the answer.

The study, published August 19, 2020 in the online edition of JAMA , examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by the Mommy’s Milk Human Milk Research Biorepository  from 18 women across the United States infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although one sample tested positive for viral RNA, subsequent tests found that the virus was unable to replicate, and thus unable to cause infection in the breastfed infant.

Release date: 19 August 2020

Source: University of California – San Diego